Endangered mollusc prevents bride demolition contractor from flexing its mussels.
Over the years, we have heard of demolition contracts being delayed by the presence of everything from bats and newts to birds, lizards and protected plants. But now, concerns over the breeding season of an endangered mussel could delay the demolition of the Broad Avenue Bridge for five months.
Only one span of the Broad Avenue Bridge is still standing. It could remain there until June because of environmental concerns for the purple bankclimber mussel.
The contractor cannot work from mid February to mid June during the breeding season of the protected mussel.
Experts from the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service are working on options now to protect the species and keep the bridge project on schedule.
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